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Valley Pike Covered Bridge

The Valley Pike Covered Bridge is located over Lee Creek along Valley Pike Road near Fernleaf, Kentucky.



The Valley Pike Covered Bridge, a covered Kingpost truss, was constructed to access a farm owned by the Bouldin family in 1864. 1 3 4 The crossing was rebuilt by Stock Bower in 1972. 4

The privately-owned bridge, used for farm access, was considered Kentucky’s shortest covered bridge. 2 After flooding in July 2017 caused severe damage to the crossing, the Valley Pike Covered Bridge was demolished and replaced with a conventional bridge in April 2018.


Details

  • State: Kentucky
  • Route: Private
  • Status: Demolished (Replaced)
  • Type: Covered Kingpost Truss
  • Total Length: 23 feet
  • Main Span Length: 0
  • Spans: 0
  • Deck Width: 15 feet
  • Roadway Width: 0
  • Height of Structure: 14 feet
  • Above Vertical Clearance: 0
  • Navigational Clearance:


Sources

  1. Hultgren, John. “Valley Pike Covered Bridge.” July 19, 2007 Article.
  2. Embry, Mike. “Kentucky’s covered bridges provide a link to the past.” Kentucky Post, October 16, 1997.
  3. “Valley Pike Bridge.” University of Kentucky. July 19, 2007 Article.
  4. White, Vernon. Covered Bridges: Focus on Kentucky. Kentucke Imprints, 1985, pp. 100-103.

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